Hyderabad: BJP National President JP Nadda paid tributes to former Union Minister Sharad Yadav who breathed his last Thursday night. Nadda called him the 'voice of poor and backward people'. Speaking to reporters, Nadda said, "His death has left a void. He fought for social justice throughout his life...he was an inspiration to all of us."
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid his tributes to Sharad Yadav. Shah described his unfortunate demise as an "irreparable loss to the country and the country's politics". "Throughout his life, he raised issues related to backward and common people. May God give his family members, and supporters strength to bear this loss," the Union Home Minister said.
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan paid their respects as well. Earlier in the day, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi paid his tributes to the stalwart leader. Rahul remembered how the National Democratic Alliance shared a warm relationship with his grandmother and late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Rahul said he has learnt a lot about politics from Sharad. I have learnt a lot about politics from Sharad Yadav Ji. His passing away today has left me saddened. He shared a relationship of respect with my 'dadi', Rahul told the reporters after paying his last respects to Sharad.
Leaders from all across the political spectrum paid their last respects to the socialist stalwart known for forging alliances in the coalition period of governance. Yadav's family members also paid their respects to the JDU leader Sharad Yadav at his residence.
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The last rites of the veteran politician will take place at his ancestral village in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram district on Saturday. Speaking to PTI, former JD (U) Madhya Pradesh unit head Govind Yadav, said Yadav's last rites will be performed at his ancestral village Ankhmau in Babai tehsil of Narmadapuram. His mortal remains will be flown from Delhi to Madhya Pradesh.
Sharad Yadav was born on July 1, 1947, in Babai Village in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad. He served as a Union Minister, convener of the National Democratic Alliance and president of Janata Dal-United during his political career. Yadav shot to political limelight in the 70s with his Lok Sabha by-poll win from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur. The stalwart in Indian socialist politics was suffering from kidney-related health complications and was undergoing dialysis.
